Skirt marker



' June 24., 1924.

- A. N. DE RUBERTIS SKIRT MARKER Filed April 25, 1922 Arrow" Y Patented June 24, 1924.

UITED STAT-ES ANNIBALE a. nu sonnnris, or wnraanunr. newsman.

SKIRT MARKER.

Application fii eaaprii 25, 1922. Seria No. 556,472.

To 7 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNIBALE N. DE RU- n'rn'ris, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Vaterbury, county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt lvlarkers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to skirt markers and more particularly to a device to be used by dress-makers and ladies tailors for marking the bottom portion of a skirt while the wearer is standing in an upright position.

One object of the invention is to provide a skirt marker in which the marking device, such as chalk or crayon may be adjustably secured in any desired vertical position with respect to the skirt.

A further object is to provide a device of this nature in which the chalk holder is flexibly mounted upon a vertical standard in such a manner that the chalk may be moved in a straight line.

A further object is to provide a skirt marker which may he slid up and down upon a vertical rod and adjustably clamped upon said rod in any desired position.

A further object is to provide a skirt marker in which the marking device is slidable upon a vertical standard, and which comprises three pivoted members, one for clampin it to the standard, one for holding the mar ing chalk, and an immediate link for flexibly pivoting the other two members together.

A further object is to provide a skirt marker which will be simple, cheap to manufa'cture, easy to manipulate, and very etfic'ient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view there has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, showing the skirt marker as it appears when being used upon a skirt.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the skirt marker.

Fig. 3 is a bottom sectional view of the skirt marker the section being taken through the standard and scale below the marking member.

Fig. 4: is a side view, partly in section, of the slidable marking member.

In the use of previous skirt marking devices, considerable difiiculty has been exon the sk-i rt.

In order to secure a continuous line with such previous skirt marking devices, it was customary for the operator during the marking process either to bend the vertical standard toward the supporting scale, or else to twist the rod clamping member about the rod. As will be evident, both of these methods were quite injurious to the apparatus.

In the first instance, the rod was apt to become permanently bent or even broken off from its base; in the second instance, the rod clamping member had a tendency to slip down upon the rod and thus impair the accuracy of the marking.

By means of the present invention the above and other disadvantages have been largely it not entirely avoided. This has been accomplished by providing an additional connect-ing link between the rod clamping member and the chalk holder in such a manner that the chalk may be freely moved in a straight path instead of only in a curved path as before. In this manner an even and continuous mark will be obtained and the dangerof breaking the rod or of having the chalk-holder slip downwardly with respect to the scale is avoided.

Referring now to the drawing in which 1.:

like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1.0 represents a horizontal base having one end split, as shown in Fig. 2, forming side legs 11 and 11 The base 10 is also provided with an elongated central aperture 12 which results in a considerable reduction desired graduations. In the illustrated em bodiment of the invention the scale is provided with a series of short lines of varying length, representing inches, half inches, and quarter inches respectively.

While the scale shown extends only from 1 to 12- inches, it will be understood that the length of the scale and back-rest 13 may be varied as desired. according to the. length of the skirt to be marked.

For securing the scale 13 rigidly in posltion at the rear of the base 10, a vertical bracket or scale support 1 1- is provided. This bracket 14. which is preferablyformed integral with the base. is perforated near its top to receive a screw 15. said screw also passing through a registering screw hole in the back-rest, whereby the bracket and backrest will be firmly united. In order to hold the bottom of the back-rest firmly against the bottom of the bracket 14:. a recess 16 is formed in the rear end of the base 10, in

which the back-rest 13 is adapted to rest, as

clearly shown in Fig. '2.

In order to form a slidable support for-a marking member, the forward part of the base 10 between thesplit section and the aperture 12 is provided with. a vertical standard 17 spaced from and parallel to the back-rest 13 in any suitable manner. The standard 1'7 extends substantially to the same height as the backrest 13 and is preferably cylindrical in section although if desired it may be formed rectangular or of any other suitable section. v

The slidable marking member which is clearly shown in Figs. 2 to 4:, comprises a forward U-shaped clamping collar 18, an intermediate link 26, and a chalk-holder. The collar 18 is preferably formed by casting from iron orother suitable metal and is provided with apair of resilient. spaced vertical arms 19 and 20, adapted to grip the standard 17 securely in any desired adjusted position when the wing-nut 21. threaded into said arms 19 and 20, is tightened. A washer 21 is preferably located between the wing nut 21 and the side arm 19. The clamping collar is also provided with a pair of horizontal spaced ears 23 and 24 forming a hearing for a vertical pin 25, upon which the forward end of a connecting link 26 is pivoted.

The connecting link 26 is preferably formed from a solid piece of metal of rectangular section and has its free end perforated to receive a pintle 26, upon which a pair of opposed chalk-clamping jaws 27 and 28 are pivoted. The jaws 27 and 28 are arched slightly at their central sections 29 and 30, as clearly shown in 4, and have their naesyeo n operation when it is desired to mark a skirt to indicate where it is to be trimmed otf so that it will hang at aunifor n distance from the floor, the marking member is first adjusted on the standard 17 by means of the scale on the back-rest 13 according to the height of the skirt desired. The device is then set upon the floor beside the person wearing the skirt. The operator then moves the device, step by step around the person, with'the back-rest 13 behind the skirt to serve as a support for the chalk, and at the same time moving the chalk back and forth so that a-continuousmark will be made around the entire circumference of the skirt in the same horizontal plane. After the skirt has been thus marked, it may be removed from the wearer and trimmed to the proper length.

It will be understood that the invention may be employed not only for marking skirts but also for the marking of coats, dresses, or any other article of wearing apparel.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only. and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure but maybe modified and. embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention. what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is: i

In askirt marker, a base, a vertical standard, a standard clamping member mounted on said standard, a link pivotally connected to said standard clamping memben'a chalk clamping member pivoted to said link, and means adapted to lie behind the skirt to be marked to form a back-rest for said chalk while marking the skirt.

In testimony whereof, I-have affixed my signature to this specification.

ANNIBALE N. DE RUBERTIS. 

